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Irene May Fossey

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(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; SEP 28, 1978 )

Funeral services for Irene M. Fossey, 66, who died at the Good Samaritan Center September 19, were held September 22 at First Lutheran Church here with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating.

Irene May Fossey, daughter of Otto and Anna (Hansen) Fossey, was born May 15, 1912 in Rhame, N.D. where she was baptized by the Rev. M.C. Holseth. She moved to this vicinity in 1917, and was later confirmed at the Mona Lutheran church by the Rev. O.M. Langehough.

Miss Fossey was gradutated from Osage High School and Hamilton Business College in Mason City. She was employed by the Bankers Life Insurance Co. for 30 years, then worked for Beneficial Standard Insurance Co. in Los Angeles, Calif. where she lived until stricken with a serious illness. She has been a resident of the Good Samaritan Center here the past two years.

Miss Fossey was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and was very active in many types of church work. She is survived by her step mother, Mrs. Esther Fossey; a sister, Mrs. Vernon Smesrud and a brother, Oliver Fossey, all of St. Ansgar; a sister, Mrs. Jack Griffith of Harrisburg, Pa.; 10 nieces and nephews; and 19 great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant sister, Olive, and a three year old brother, Kenneth.

Burial was in First Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Engelstad in charge of committal services.

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Arthur Anderson

Surnames: Anderson

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 12 OCT 1978)

Funeral services for Arthur Anderson, 81, who died at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood October 6, were held October 9, at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter, with the Rev. Ervin E. Franke officiating.

Arthur Anderson, son of the late Andrew and Mary Anderson, was born June 4, 1897 on a farm in Worth county near Carpenter. He was baptized in infancy at the Deer Creek Lutheran church and later confirmed there.

Mr. Anderson lived on the same farm all his life, and retired three years ago. He became a resident of the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood in November 1977.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Oliver, Gustav, Clarence and Selmer; five sisters, Christina, Anna, Ida, Marie and Alice.

Mr. Anderson is survived by several nieces and nephews. Burial was in the Deer Creek Cemetery with Rev. Franke in charge of committal services.

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Jewett M. Hofland

Surnames: Volstad, Hofland, Gilbertson, Edgar, Jacobson, Enerson, Groth

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; SEP 28, 1978 )

Word reached Lyle relatives of the death of a former resident, Jewett M. Hofland, 87, of Kalispel, Mont. who died Sunday, September 17 at the Kalispel hospital.

Funeral serives were held there Thursday September 21 at First Lutheran Church and burial was in the church cemetery.

Jewett M. Hofland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Hofland, was born in Mitchell county near Mona October 23, 1890.

Later he moved to Hope, N.D. and in 1913 he homesteaded in Vida, Mont. area.

In 1915 he married Josephine Mabel Jacobson in Austin, Minn. and in 1933 they moved to Circle, Mont. where he was employed as AAA secretary and returned to the Homestead in 1940.

Hofland was Montana State Senator from McCane county from 1944 to 1960 and a board member for several McCane county co-ops. His wife, Josephine died in 1966 and in June 1967 he married Celia Edgar in Circle, Mont. and they moved to Kalispel in 1971.

Survivors are his wife, Celia; two sons, Elmer of Circle, Mont. and Everett of Wolf Point, Mont.; one daughter, Mrs. Marie Gilbertson of Circle, Mont.; six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; one brother, Ibert Hofland of Lyle; two sisters, Mrs. Arnold (Lila) Enerson of Rose Creek, Minn. and Mrs. Millie Groth of Enderlin, N.D.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Herman(Nettie) Nelson; Verna Hofland and Mrs. Victor (Edna) Volstad; a brother, Elmer Hofland and several nieces and nephews.

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Oscar Albert Ahlf

Surnames: Ahlf, Treichel, Eske, Knaak, Dieterich

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; Feb 3, 1977)

Funeral services for Oscar A. Ahlf, 80, who died January 25, were held at the Immanuel Lutheran church here January 29 with the Rev. N. E. Betke officiating.

Oscar Albert Ahlf was born September 29, 1896 in Mitchell county, the son of Claus Edward Ahlf and Louise nee Treichel Ahlf.

He was baptized in the Christian faith, November 11, 1896 at Immanuel Lutheran here by the Rev. Drexler. His sponsors were Emilie Groth and Albert Priem. He confirmed his baptismal vows March 20, 1910, having been instructed by the Rev. Paul Brammer. He became a life long member and was a member of the Voter’s assembly.

He farmed the home farm west of St. Ansgar all his life, making his home with his sister, Bertha, who cared for him in his last years of illness.

Survivors are his sister, Miss Bertha Ahlf of rural St. Ansgar; sisters, Mrs. Olga Dieterich, Mrs. Teresa Eske, Mrs. Martha Knaak; one brother, Edward; nieces and a nephew.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Richard in infancy and Henry of St. Ansgar.

Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Betke in charge of committal services.

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Ida Oline Williams Gould

Surnames: Williams, Gould

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 10 FEB 1977)

Funeral services for Ida Oline Gould, 94, who died at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center here February 5, were held February 8 at the first Lutheran church with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating.

Ida Oline Williams Gould was born on a farm in St. Ansgar Township, Mitchell County, October 21, 1882, the seventh daughter of Knute and Oline Hesgard Williams.

She was baptized and confirmed in First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar and was a lifelong member of the church. She received her education in the Clyde School north of St. Ansgar.

Ida and Edward Gould were united in marriage in 1903 at First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar and this union was blessed with twin boys, Kermit and Cromwell.

Ida was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, six sisters, and one son, Cromwell.

She is survived by one son, Kermit of Carpenter.

Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery, Mona, with Rev. Engelstad in charge of the committal services.

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Amelie Martha Johanna Groth Hartwig

Surnames: Hartwig, Treichel, Belz, Weidler

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 10 FEB 1977)

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelie Hartwig, 96, who died Thursday, January 27 at her home in Osage, were held on Tuesday, February 1 at Trinity Lutheran church, Osage, with the Rev. I.G. Kitzmann officiating.

Amelie Martha Johanna Hartwig, daughter of Carl Groth and Bertha nee’ Treichel. She was received into the Kingdom of Grace by Holy Baptism on March 18, 1880 by the Rev. E. Wiegner. After instruction in the Christian doctrines she was received into communicant membership with Immanuel Lutheran church, St. Ansgar, March 26, 1893 by the Rev. E. Hantel.

Amelie was united in marriage with Ludwig Hartwig on September 21, 1902 by the Rev. W. Janzow. They engaged in farming for many years west of St. Ansgar. They were blessed with three daughters. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Hartwig and daughters moved to Osage in November 1966, also transferring their church membership to Trinity Lutheran church in Osage.

Mrs. Hartwig was preceded in death by her husband, Ludwig; her daughter Elfrieda, and four sisters.

Surviving are her daughters, Gertrude and Doris Hartwig of Osage; two sisters, Mrs. Hanna Belz of Decorah and Mrs. Frances Weidler of Cedar Falls; several nieces and nephews.

Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery here with Rev. Kitzmann in charge of committal services.

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Gertrude Mercedes Sheehan Halvorson

Surnames: Sheehan, Halvorson

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 30 DEC 1976)

Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude M. Halvorson, 90, of St. Ansgar, who died Sunday evening, December 26 at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center were held Wednesday, December 29 at the Schroeder & Dunn Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Wittern, pastor of the St. Ansgar United Methodist Church, officiating.

Gertrude Mercedes Sheehan was born November 10, 1886 in Osage, the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Ellen Sheehan. She was a granddaughter of Daniel Sheehan, a pioneer settler of Mitchell county. After graduating from Osage high school she attended Iowa State University, Ames. For 10 years she taught speech in schools for the deaf in Council Bluffs, Grand Rapids, Mich. And Jacksonville, Ill.

Her marriage to Albert Halvorson took place June 14, 1916 and they resided in Clear Lake before moving to St. Ansgar in 1921. Mr. Halvorson was a banker in Clear Lake and St. Ansgar.

Mrs. Halvorson is survived by four children: John Albert of Austin, Minn.; Mrs. Edward (Laura) Jobe of Franklin Lakes, N.J.; Donal Richard of St. Ansgar; Mrs. John (Louise) Tellefson of Culver City, Calif.; also seven grandchildren: War and Bruce Halvorson, Gertrude Jobe, Timothy Halvorson, Cathleen Woolm and Laura and Michael Tellefson; also three great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Burial was in the St. Ansgar City cemetery with Rev. Wittern in charge of the committal services.

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Lorenz John Bartz

Surnames: Bartz, Rachut, Borchardt, Dietrich

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 30 DEC 1976)

Funeral services for Lorenz J. Bartz, 75, who died in Tama December 21, were held December 24 at the Schroeder & Dunn Funeral Home here with the Rev. David Ide officiating.

Lorenz John Bartz was born in Newburg Township, Mitchell county August 13, 1901, the son of Otto and Amelia (Rachut) Bartz. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran church, Rock township.

At the age of one year, he moved with his parents to a farm in Worth county. He was confirmed at the age of 16 at the Emmanuel Lutheran church in Grafton by the Rev. John Landdeck. He resided on the farm with his parents until their deaths. Mr. Bartz spent the remaining years of his life at the Toledo Nursing Home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and two brothers.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. George Borchardt of Osage and Mrs. Hilda Dietrich of Grafton; three brothers, Ervin of Grafton, Arthur of Osage and Harvey of Kensett; also nieces, nephews and many friends.

Burial was in the St. Ansgar cemetery with Rev. Ide in charge of committal services.

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Laura Wilhelmina Hoge Hull

Surnames: Hull, Hoge, Borsheim, Dorsey

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 30 DEC 1976)

Funeral services for Mrs. Laura W. Hull, who died in Osage December 22, were held December 27 at First Lutheran church with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating.

Laura Wilhelmina Hull was born in Winona, Minn, October 22, 1897, the daughter of Henry Philip and Ann Marie Hoge. She received her grade and high school education in Winona, and then enrolled in the Winona General hospital for nurses training and became a Registered Nurse. She practiced her profession in Winona and surrounding communities, and also in Rochester, Minn., Minneapolis, Minn. And Boston, Mass. When a change from nursing was needed, Mrs. Hull attended the Chicago Musical College in Chicago, Ill. For one year.

In 1933 she married Clive Forrest Hull. He preceded her in death.

Mrs. Hull is survived by one sister, Mrs. Etta Borsheim of St. Ansgar; one nephew, David Hoge of Yakima, Wash.; two nieces, Dr. Rhoda Mary Dorsey of Towson, Md. And France Anne Dorsey of New York City.

Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery in LaCrosse, Wis. With the Rev. Fritz Miller officiating at the graveside services.

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Signe Stoe Lillegaard Osmonson

Surnames: Lillegaard, Osmonson, Odden

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 24 MAR 1977)

Funeral services for Mrs. Ole (Signe) Lillegaard, 93, of Lyle, who died at St. Mark’s Home in

Austin March 17, were held March 19 at Six Mile Grove Lutheran church with the Rev. Gaylord

Grant officiating.

Signe Stoe Lillegaard, the daughter of Olaf and Margit (Odden) Stoe, was born August 7, 1883 in Nevada township near Lyle. She was baptized and confirmed at Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church where she was a member and also the ALCW and the circle.

December 5, 1899 she married Ole Lillegaard in Lyle with the Rev. J. Muller Eggen officiating.

Mrs. Lillegaard is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Russell (Mabel) Osmonson of Albert Lea; one son, Jay Lillegaard of Lyle; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Iona Lillegaard of Austin; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren; also three half-sisters in Fargo, N.D.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ole, and one son, Orlanzo and one sister, Mrs. Melvin Christenson; also three half-sisters and one half-brother.

Burial was in the Six Mile Grove cemetery with Rev. Grant in charge of the committal services.

 

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